Basketball Game Preview: Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors vs. Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots

Mount Hope Christian Academy is 1-6 against Calvary Baptist Academy since March of 2021 but they'll have a chance to close the gap a little bit on Thursday. The Mount Hope Christian Academy Warriors will challenge the Calvary Baptist Academy Patriots at 7:00 p.m.

Mount Hope Christian Academy is headed into the matchup out to prove that what happened against Summit Christian Academy on Tuesday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Mount Hope Christian Academy was dealt a 78-42 defeat at the hands of Summit Christian Academy. While losing is never fun, the Warriors can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' West Virginia basketball rankings (they are ranked 83rd, while the Falcons are ranked 16th).

Meanwhile, Calvary Baptist Academy entered their tilt with Sissonville on Tuesday with seven consecutive wins but they'll enter their next game with eight. They walked away with a 73-64 win over the Indians.

Calvary Baptist Academy pushed their record up to 16-2 with the victory, which was their fourth straight on the road. Those victories came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 76.0 points per game. As for Mount Hope Christian Academy, their loss dropped their record down to 12-12.

Mount Hope Christian Academy was taken down by Calvary Baptist Academy 72-42 when the teams last played back in November of 2024. That game was all but decided by halftime, at which point Mount Hope Christian Academy was down 43-20.